Diogenes' Lamp
Please join hosts Tom, Basil, and other friends of the pod, navigate Hellenic history, culture and other niche and forgotten historical events, all while being constantly reminded of the depravity, uprightness, and incompetence of men. Good laughs are always welcome.
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Episodes
56 episodes
Guest Speaker Series Ep.17: Defense & Deterrence In the Eastern Mediterranean with Polity21
Konstantino’s Article "Even Dead He Would Win": The Iran War and the Resurrection of the Joint Defence Area Doctrine"
Ep. 38: The Government in the Mountains (PEEA) & The Middle East Mutiny
Hey Everyone!On today's episode, we'll zoom in on EAM'S next big move, the Government in the mountains (the PEEA), and what is known as the Middle East Mutiny. Enjoy!Sources:Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Ge...
Ep. 37: Civil War, the SOE & the Plaka Agreement
Hey Everyone!On today's episode, we'll zoom in on the hierarchical structure British intelligence/resistance operations inside of occupied Greece, take a look at the fallout from the ongoing inter-Ahndartiko conflict, and end the episode...
Ep. 36: The First Round of the Greek Civil War
Hey Everyone!On today's episode, we take a look at what is considered the start of the first round of the civil war. We'll zoom in on the actions of ELAS, EDES & the Germans, and will touch on a few smaller outfits as well. ...
Ep. 35: Bella Ciao, & the End of Italian Rule in Greece
Hey Everyone!On today's episode, we continue our red march to civil war, and take one last look at the Spaghetti Eaters, the Makaronades...the Italians. We'll cover what the Italian occupation looked like on the ground, how their surrend...
Ep. 34: A Dead Welshman, Operation Animals, & the Cairo Delegation
Hey Everyone!On today's episode, we continue our red march to civil war, Myers and the SOE do their best to stop the Ahndartes from killing each other and to focus their energies on the occupiers, and a botched trip to Cairo shows the di...
Guest Speaker Series Ep.17: From Epirus to Mani: The Politics & Realities of Self Preservation & Collaboration in the Civil War
Hey everyoneFor Todays episode, I was able to get onto the pod, Dr. Spyros Tsoutsoumpis who is a professor at the University of Manchester, and an author of several articles and books on the Greek civil war. Dr. TsouTs...
Ep. 33: More Turning Points: Zervas, ELAS, and the Security Battalions
Hey Everyone!On today's episode, we'll continue the doomed march towards the first round of the civil war, touch base with those bloody Britts in London and in the SOE, and get an introduction to the new quisling Prime Minister and the S...
Ep. 32: Turning Points: Zervas, ELAS, and the SOE
Hey Everyone!On today's episode, we'll touch on several important events that will change the trajectory and momentum, not just for the AHndartes, but for the Axis powers and the SOE as well.Enjoy!Sources:Red Acropol...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 16: European Civil War in the 20th Century
Hello Everyone! For today's episode I was able to get onto the pod, once again, Dr. Dale Pappas. This episode is going to serve as a way to help the listeners who listen to the historical segment, kind of get back into the groove of...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 15: Where Greece is Mentioned in the Epstein Files
Hey everyone! For today’s episode I was able to bring back onto the pod Konstantinos Kolokotronis. Konstantinos is an independent journalist and researcher who focusses on geopolitics and contemporary power politics in the Aegean and Eastern Me...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 14: Reflecting on the Imia Crisis with Polity21
Konstantino’s Article The Imia Crisis 30 Years On: The Perils of Self-Abnegation:
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 13: The Ethnic Politics of Soccer in the Land Down Under
Hey everyone! For today’s episode, from all the way down under, I was able to get on the pod Terry Stravridis. Terry, is a Greek-Australian & Historian, who has published & written on A LOT of topics that we cover on the pod. He's publi...
Ep. 31: Into the Frying Pan: Midas 6i4, & the Prequel to Harling
Hey Everyone!On today's episode, Dustin (From NoneTaken Podcast) and I, will take a look at another operation, that while doesn't have nearly as much notoriety as Operation Harling, was still nonetheless important enough (I thought anywa...
Ep. 30: The SOE, The Foreign Office, & The Ahndartiko
Hey Everyone!On today's Dustin episode, Dustin and I will drill down a bit on factors that helped accelerate the growth of the Ahndartiko going into 1943, and we will also follow the drama unfolding between competing interpretations of p...
Ep. 29: The SOE, Organizing Guerillas, & Gorgopotamos, Part 2
Hey Everyone!Today we'll continue to follow the movements and challenges that SOE Operatives and Ahndartes will face on their way to accomplishing their final and most important objective: destroying Gorgopotamos BridgeEnjoy!<...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 12: Polytheism, Hellenism, & the Diaspora
Hey EveryoneFor today’s episode I had on the pod Angelo from Hearth of Hellenism, and we talked about Polytheism, specifically speaking we talked about worshiping the Ancient Greek Gods. Random conversation I know…but this is some...
Ep. 28: The SOE, Organizing Guerillas, & Gorgopotamos, Part 1
Hey Everyone!On todays episode we are going to revisit our friends in the SOE, who are hard at work trying to get the guerilla groups of the left right and center on the same page. Additionally, we will introduce ourselves to the team th...
Ep. 27: Getting to Know Aris Velouchiotis & Napoleon Zervas
Hey Everyone!On todays episode we will get a closer look at the lives of TWO people who are a big part of our story going forward. Thanasis Kalaras, (AKA Aris Velouchiotis) and Napoleon Zervas. They are both controversial figures in thei...
Ep. 26: Introducing the Andartiko Alphabet Soup: EAM, ELAS EDES, & Others
Hey Everyone!Today we (our guest co-host Dustin, and myself included) will get a brief introduction to the alphabet soup of acronyms that is the Greek Guerilla Resistance movement, or also known as, the Andartiko. This is meant just as a...
Ep. 25: SOE, MI6, & The British
Good Morning!Today, Dustin from NoneTaken Podcast and myself will look into British Foreign Policy towards Greece, the role of British secret intelligence services in the organization of Greek resistance bands, and what the British endga...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 11: Revisiting & Reflecting on the "Big NO"
Hello Everyone! Long Live the No! Happy Ohi Day!For today's episode we have once again Dr. Dale Pappas, and we had a frank conversation about how the events leading up to and including the big NO are remembered by the Hellenic Nation. We...
Ep. 24: Cats, Commies & Castor Oil - The Communist Party of Greece
Good Morning Comrades!Today, (with our special guest Dustin, from NoneTaken podcast!) we will be getting properly acquainted with a group of people we have heard so much about, but not formerly met: The Communists. This faction within th...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 10: What's a Venizelist?
Hey everyone,For today’s episode,Ii had on the Pod, someone who has been on here almost half a dozen times now, Dr. Dale Pappas. If you’ve been following the Greek Civil War segment that we’ve had running, you’ve seen for yourself ...
Ep. 23: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 6
Hello Fellow Revolutionaries!Today we'll be continuing through the drama that was the "Trial of the 6", which will then culminate with the "Execution of the 6", and will then be followed by the Second Hellenic Republic. We'll also get a ...